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HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterIs it not the case that this project may never end, because as things go on breaking and evolving, we will be doing this forever. Therefore my right hon. Friend is right to take…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Hereford Sixth Form College has over 600 students who rely on the trains to get them to their exams this week. What can my right hon. Friend do to ensure that these young…22 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesI am quite concerned about what is going on here today. I do not think anybody wants to defend sow stalls or enriched cages, but we need considerably more detail and honesty. The…20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesIt would be much easier if we had honesty in food labelling, because then at least as consumers we can make a choice.20 Jun 2022HANSARDFarmed Animals: CagesHow could I not understand? My right hon. Friend was crystal clear. However, I am not sure it is quite as straightforward as we would like. He will be aware that people in…20 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategyI will, if I may, draw my right hon. Friend’s attention to paragraph 2.4.2, which concerns public procurement leading by example. It says that “the public sector reports on…13 Jun 2022HANSARD HuntingThank you, Mr Mundell. I say gently to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell), who I know has a very kind heart, that if she got what she wanted, anywhere between…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureI must declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and, more importantly, the fact that I am an electric car driver. I am delighted with the performance of…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureTo encourage people to adopt electric vehicles, we will need considerably more. However, equally important is the ability to find those two charging points, and at the moment not…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureMy hon. Friend is not only extremely generous to have given me a lift in his very smart Tesla, but absolutely right in everything he says. This message to the public that we can…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureThey also need to have sufficient speed of charge. For me, the 50 kW ones are the meaningful ones. I will come on to this later in my speech. When we look online, it is difficult…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI was thinking about what the hon. Gentleman said about how half the badgers in the UK will have been lost. If he looks at a map of the country, the western side is where the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI am interested in what the Minister said about 2025. The Labour party would need to win the next election to bring in its policy: it sounds like it will not be able to do that by…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on securing this debate on behalf of the petitioners. I took one of his sentences to heart, which was that…21 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagements4. The River Wye, pollution, flooding, house building and the wider environment are all important to my right hon. Friend, so will he meet me to discuss the future of the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank my right hon. Friend for the work that he and the Prime Minister have done. Having visited Georgia and seen for myself what Russian incursions look like, I ask the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]It is difficult for me to answer that, because I am a member of the ELMS pilot scheme, so I am deeply involved in the formation of ELMS. What I would say is that public money for…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]Yes. I am about to go into one, so I will happily give way.18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]First, let me draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, because I farm. What a delight it was to listen to such a full tribute…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]Given my hon. Friend’s expertise and professional experience, what examples does he have from his own life of such a committee being necessary? Why does he therefore want it based…18 Jan 2022